France plans to ban disposable e-cigarettes

Disposable e-cigarettes will be banned in France as part of a national plan to fight smoking, the prime minister said on Sunday.

Elisabeth Borne told broadcaster RTL that the government would "soon present a new national plan to fight against smoking, in particular by banning disposable e-cigarettes, the famous 'guns' that give bad habits to young people".

The French government is finalizing its 2024 budget with a wider plan to reduce smoking, which Borne said was the cause of 75,000 deaths a year in the country.

She is concerned that cigarettes with flavors such as popsicles, marshmallows and bubblegum reminiscent of childhood sweets and priced at €8 to €12 for 500 puffs are aimed at teenagers.

Some European countries are also seeking to ban them. Online sales are banned in Belgium and a national consultation on the ban is underway in Ireland. In Germany, the government has banned flavored electronic cigarettes./ CNA

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